Aussies in Doha

NOC is when u wanna leave ur company and join another in Qatar...so u planning on looking 4 another job when u get here?...cost of living has increased quite some bit...petrol is cheap 2 ozzy standards....Make no mistake driving is gonna scare u at 1st but, u will get use to it...traffic is getting worse by the day so b prepared to have peak all day....Weather is great if u can take temps of 40+ degrees...winter it comes down to abt 26 during the day and 13-15 at night....be aware there is a exit permit system and that means u as the main member can't just leave without permission....hope that helps a bit.....

Good on you mates, thanks for your quick replies.
Weather ...yes would be a challenge but I had a small stint in Abu Dhabi before few yrs back and I am from great Western so i think I should take the climate variations u mentioned :)
Spybot - I am not thinking of changing company in Qatar (ho lord - not so soon at least!!) but just want to ensure I don't repent any clauses in my contract just coz I didn't think /-a-t-/ it. BTW what do mean by "exit permit" is this something if I have to leave country permanently?

How how could you forget our brent the guzzler :)

They hold you balls here, you keep your passport,, but you need a exit visa from your work place to leave to go out the country, easy form to fil in, they have it approved in minutes on line,,, not a issue trust me..

You need exit permit to go out from Qatar
your wife and children are under your sponcer
so that they are not required exit permit
You said You from great Western. Is it WA? or Western Sydney? You are selected so that it will take some time to complete all.
My questions to you are
1. Do they ask for police clearance?
2. Do they ask for documents attestation?
(Education, married, child birth certificate including police clearance)
You need to do those docuemnts by Notry than MOFA and than Qatar Embassy in Canberra
Now Qatar Embassy is open in Canberra but I am not sure Officer is available or not
If they are not available, you need another endorsement from Australian Embassy endorsement from Abu Dhabi before you do at Qatar MOFA in doha

All goes with money

only 30 mins from one side to the other ona normal [Let's not get blocked by the Telco] traffic day...

Thanks for that. I saw that Drivers metioning about compass school and I think somewhere else I heard there is no Australian school....is this right? So what is the normal strategy there? We use British school?

doha is growing so fast, i was luck to get my son into compass school as it was opening a new annex, al grades from year 1 to 6, i applied at 4 schools. paid my Qr500 each time to put his papers in,, but only compass would take him, my australian friends have their kids in a canadian school they are going very good, and as i said over Qr58,000 a year for one child,, have your company pay.. nothing is cheap here and the school dont use Tablets like our schools back home for the kids..